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13 10 <br />Services: Elderly, Disabled, Poor Infrastructure for Preventing Sprawl <br />Appropriate facilities and services enable <br />well and disabled elderly to remain in <br />their homes or communities <br />• An expanded public transportation <br />system provides mobility for elderly, <br />disabled citizens and working poor <br />• Adequate child -care facilities are linked <br />to schools and businesses <br />u <br />Infrastructure for Preventing Sprawl <br />• An effective and working Adequate <br />Facilities Ordinance is in place to assure <br />public and private facilities for supporting <br />growth in compact neighborhoods <br />• Adherence to county -wide plans has <br />resulted in desirable infill, public <br />transportation, job diversity, economic <br />vitality, and preservation of green space <br />• Population and economic growth has been <br />largely constrained to areas with <br />established water and sewer services <br />• The projected traffic congestion has been <br />reduced by a firm commitment to air <br />quality standards and public transportation <br />